Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybridizer: David T.Ford
Country of Origin: (UK) United Kingdom
Year of registration: 1972
Other Details: Started producing chicks last week of March, PNW zone 8
Size: Small 1/2" to 2 1/2"
Soil type: Dry
Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Other: The soil type will depend on what your weather conditions are like. Just make sure it drains well.
Foliage: Holds Color
Other: Leaves are rose- red & well tufted. Beautiful green rose-bud chicks.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Toxicity: Low risk
None
Possible skin irritant to some people

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: It may be several years before it blooms
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: Stratifying seeds may improve germination, but is not required
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever

Photo Gallery
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2020-04-15

5/7/2011 PNW, zone 8
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-13
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-06-19

Date: 2016-08-02
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-03-15

11/7/2010 PNW zone 8
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-04-02

Date: Jun 23, 2010
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Date: Jun 2004
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: June 28, 2010
Purchased from SMG in 2009
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-09-07
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 10, 2011 
Photo courtesy of Cynda Foster, Perennial Obsessions

12/31/2010 PNW zone 8

4/5/2011 PNW, zone 8
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Jul 3, 2011
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: may 4, 2010
Purchased from SMG in 2009
Location: my garden, zone 7a
Date: 2012-03-19

9/5/2010 PNW zone 8

3/22/2011 PNW, zone 8

Date:  May 15, 2010
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Date: May 29, 2011
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Sep 2, 2011
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: April 2015
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-03-04
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 13, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 13, 2012

10/09 Pacific Northwest zone 8

3/15/10 Pacific Northwest Zone 8

3/28/10 Pacific Northwest zone 8

July 4, 2010 PNW zone 8

7/26/2010 PNW zone 8

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